[tinwhiskers] ROHS Panel Discussion - Wednesday, September 10th at EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA
- From: "Bob Landman" <rlandman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'tin whiskers forum'" <tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:20:32 -0400
September 10, 2008 Reflector Submission
from the Reliability Chapter
CENTER SECTION
Reliability ? 6:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 September
ROHS Panel Discussion
ROHS Industry Experts Panel Led by Gene Bridgers
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) has had a major impact on the US
Electronics Industry and remains a significant concern and reliability risk.
One of the present misconceptions is that there was a lot of turmoil during the
year before RoHS formally started, but the turmoil has dissipated, a
perception, which is just not true!
This meeting is a ROHS panel discussion featuring a number of RoHS opinion
leaders to cover a wider view on the implementation and reliability risks.
This will be held Wednesday, September 10th at EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA.
To register, please visit the IEEE Boston Reliability Chapter website at:
http://www.ieee.org/bostonrel
ARTICLE
Reliability ? 6:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 September
ROHS Panel Discussion
ROHS Industry Experts Panel Led by Gene Bridgers
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) has had a major impact on the US
Electronics Industry and remains a significant concern and reliability risk.
The European Union (EU) RoHS went into effect July 1, 2006. One of the present
misconceptions is that there was a lot of turmoil during the year before RoHS
formally started, but the turmoil has dissipated, a perception, which is just
not true!
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) recently published the research showing
RoHS globally cost more than $32 billion. The average cost per company was
$2.6 million to get the initial RoHS compliance and another $482K for annual
maintenance.
The EU is currently considering adding 46 more prohibited substances to the
list of the original six.
RoHS project implementations can be broadly described in four categories as
follows:
Before RoHS ? Historical processes prior to introduction of any changes caused
by RoHS and which have been irrevocably changed as a result of RoHS.
RoHS_5 ? Is also called the Server Exemption. This is where the electrical
parts meet the RoHS expectations, but these parts are attached using leaded
solder. This is considered the lowest risk for implementing RoHS if the boards
are moderately complex or complex. (Note: This is LOW risk but it is not ?NO?
risk)
RoHS_6 ? Is where the parts meet RoHS and the parts are attached using
lead-free solder. This requires higher temperatures and the chance for damage
increases if the board is complex. There is also a valid worry about the
long-term life and reliability. One of the many concerns for long-term
reliability is the risk of tin whiskers. There are still a lot of RoHS_6
technical concerns about the long-term reliability of complex boards and these
concerns need to be collected and shared by the technical community.
Therefore Boston IEEE Reliability Chapter has created a project through the
ADCOM called ALERT. Gene Bridgers is the initial project Chairman and Bob
Landman is the project Vice-Chairman.
No RoHS ? Some buyers want to return to Before RoHS in an attempt to return to
reliability risk levels before the introduction of RoHS compliant processes.
This meeting is a ROHS panel discussion featuring a number of RoHS opinion
leaders to cover a wider view on the implementation risks. The meeting calls
for audience participation and interaction. The meeting will be a Q&A Session
where the audience will get the opportunity to ask questions to the experts in
the panel.
Some of the members of the panel (incomplete list) are:
RoHS Panel Moderator and ALERT Committee Chairman
? Gene Bridgers
IEEE Reliability ALERT Committee Vice-Chairman ? Bob Landman
RoHS CM Expert ? Bon Ferrell, Benchmark (Invited)
RoHS COTs Design Leader ? Darryl McKenney
NASA Goddard Tin whisker Researcher ? Jay Brusse (Invited)
The list of finalized panelists will be subsequently updated and confirmed
through the e-notices from IEEE Reliability Chapter and Chapter Website:
http://www.ieee.org/bostonrel
This meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at EMC
Corporation, Hopkinton, MA. It will begin with personal networking and a light
dinner at 5:30 PM. The presentation will follow at 6:00 PM. IEEE members and
non-members are welcome. There is no charge for the dinner or presentation,
but we request that you register to attend by Friday, September 5, so we can
plan the refreshments. You can register online by visiting the Reliability
Chapter?s website at http://www.ieee.org/bostonrel.
EMC Corporation is located at 176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA. From Rte. 495
North or South take exit 21B, West Main Street. At the end of the ramp head
West. At the first set of traffic lights (after the on/off ramp) take a left
onto South Street. Building 176 will be about 1.5 miles on your right. There is
a traffic light at the entrance. Proceed up the hill, bear left to the Main
entrance parking lot, which will then be on your right.
For a map and more directions, see the EMC website at:
http://www.emc.com/about/facilities/index.jsp
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